CRICKET: Battling Thorpe gives Englandhope of clinching series.GRAHAM THORPE Graham Paul Thorpe MBE (born August 1 1969 in Farnham, Surrey) is an English cricketer who played for Surrey and England. Naturally right-handed in everything but batting, when he was six years old Thorpe changed his stance to make it harder for his two elder brothers to get today hailed his memorable Kensington Oval Not to be confused with Kennington Oval. The Kensington Oval is located to the west of the capital-city Bridgetown on the island of Barbados. "The Oval" is one of the major sporting facilities on the island and is primarily used for cricket. century as ``one of the highlights'' of his career as England push for an historic victory over West Indies West Indies, archipelago, between North and South America, curving c.2,500 mi (4,020 km) from Florida to the coast of Venezuela and separating the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico from the Atlantic Ocean. in the Third Test. The Surrey left-hander played one of the most eye- catching innings in recent England history to score an unbeaten 119 and guide the tourists into a crucial two-run lead after they had faced a major deficit when they slumped to 155-8, still trailing West Indies by 69 runs. But Thorpe's composure, aided by Simon Jones Simon Jones may refer to:
Anything but defeat will ensure England experience a Caribbean series victory for the first time since 1968,but Thorpe underlined today the tough task ahead of them when they bat last on the deteriorating Barbados wicket. ``It's a great feeling to score a hundred in Barbados,'' conceded Thorpe, who scored a century there six years ago and was also present with Surrey team-mate Alec Stewart when he got centuries in both innings back in 1994. ``With all this English support it's certainly right up there as one of the highlights of my career to do it here. ``I thought it would be great to do something special on a personal note because I've had good results in Barbados in the past,and Alec got two hundreds there. ``It was a tough day, though. At the beginning we were looking to bat well and get a lead,but it didn't happen. ``The West Indies bowled well and kept the pressure on us all day and it wasn't until the final two wickets that we were able to open up and get level with them, which was a huge bonus.'' |
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